This team went from a team that was retooling this season to Cup contenders yet again in the span of about three weeks. I know they're hot right now but calling up some guys from the AHL who look like Real. Ass. Hockey. Players. has helped alot. Unreal how good this organization is.

Teuvo has had trouble playing out of position as a left wing for Toews and Hossa. He's been better at right wing with Desjardins and Danault, but obviously with less responsibility and less ice time. It's part of why I thought there was an outside shot he'd get flipped for Jonathan Drouin. I don't think he's been bad by any means, but he hasn't developed into the sure-thing top-six forward we thought he would be. Still too tentative when he gets looks with the big guys. Panarin had that problem early on but was disabused of it roughly one week into this season. This has been a problem for Teravainen since he got here.

Dano has just flat-out been unable to play for Quenneville. He showed flashes of brilliance with the Beej last year because they were completely awful as usual and the goals had to come from somewhere. Under high expectations, he's been lost without a map. I'm starting to doubt the organization sees him in their long-term plans, meaning that the trade from this summer was basically just Brandon Saad for Artem Anisimov str8^, which isn't a slam dunk but still a pretty good solution to what the problem was. If he gets moved by the deadline I won't be surprised at all.